The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-27
GEN ERAL NEWS.

RAIN.
BUSINESS good.
Two boats leave today.
Arkansas river is rising.
The packets he'd good trips.
Lively on the landing yesterday.
TnE Missis,ippl 10 falling at 81
Louis.
THr levee was covered with cotton
yesterday.
The Ohlckssaw leaves tomorrow
evening for White river.
DURING the "a hours ending al noon
yesterday the river here fell 2 inches.
The City Of vicksbuis left vioks.
bu z behind time, and will not DO here
until tomorrow.
THE Tennessee is rising slowly al
Chattanooga, while tho Cumberland
10 Hllirg ct Nashville.
THK Belle Memphis Ia tho Anchor
Line packet leaylav here At 10 O'Clock
this morning ijr vickaburg.
TINS james Lee, for the lover, and
the Coahoma, Tor the upper coasts,
lei on time with splendid trips.
TuE Gayoso arrived from Tip,onyllle
with 239 bales Of cotton, 40 bigs OF
seed cotton, 1910 sacks OF cotton seed
ard l73 sacks Of corn. she returned
with good trip.
TIE KITE ADAM, from Arkansas
City, brought 9sl bales of cotton, 40
bags OF seed cotton aud 80 package of
sundries. she went back last night
with q good trip.
THx Joe Peters, Capt T. II. Smith,
Ia the regular packet leaving here nj o
O'Clock this evening for Helena, Ter.
rene. Pine Bluff ami ell way landings
on Arkansas river. Capt. James N,
Thompson 10 chief clerk.
TnH City Of Cairo. from II. Louis,
pasJed 10 Vloisbufg yesterday morn.
ing. she put % here 1871 packase,,
including i4l7 barrels OF nour, rs
iierces OF lard, 40 boxes Of bacon, 3
bales OF cotton and 1892 sacks OF cot.
ton reed, and added rs tons OF freight
Tor way points.
Following 10 q list OF snags destroyed
by United States tnag boat II. q.
Wright, under the supervision OF MsI
A. W, Miller, Corps Of Epgireers,
United States Army, IT. Louis, Mo-,
between Vieksburg and Memphis,
from September 10Th 10 September
2slh, inclusiys Two snags al lila.
wana, one At Hays Landing, one al
Island IS, ofeat WJrthli < on's, one
ri Gfeenville, one a. foot OF Island ~.
one foot OF Georgetown bend, two nj
Caulk'e Landing one nj FflArs Point,
one At RlyerlOD, one al Victoria Lind.
Ing, four al Concordla, one at Island
20, one AT Beuth'e, four nj Island o.
chute, one al Jackson Point, one nj
Island %, one at Bufk's Landing, one
nj Miller's Point, eleven at Hsrbef's
Landing, three At Walls, two nj White
Hall, ak nj Ashley Point, one at Com.
merce Landing. one al HactleT's. four
at Star Landing, four at Dat Island
Landing, one al Silver Rest, thres n
Concorda.
THE Pit.sbuig psf, OF the 22d,
alys: II 10 AltogethsT probable that
the coal pool, tak.Bg In Ill tho opefat.
ors In the Monogahela and Kanawla
valleys, by which the entire coal trade
from Pittsburg 10 New 0fleans will
be controlled by one gigantic syndi.
cate, will not DO formed until next
year. The caule ats gnod for the de-
lay Il that II will be impossible 10 take
the stock Of all the firms going into
the pool before tbs fall rise. The gen.
t.emen at the bead Of the scheme are
confident that the pool will be formed,
but have given up oil hopes Of getting
things In working order this year. All
the capital stock, 81. 100000, has been
subscribed, and q ! that 10 necessary 10
make II q success IL the taking OF
stock, which will require months OF
work.